Home Gym Design Ideas
Redecorate Your Garage into a Home Gym
ESSENTIALS:
POWER RACK OR CAGE
TYPE SYSTEM WITH HIGH AND LOW PULLEYS
$250 - $700+
(DEPENDING ON QUALITY AND OPTIONS)
OLYMPIC BAR AND
PLATES
$300 OR LESS FOR
600 Lbs OF PLATES
FLAT OR FLAT / INCLINE
BENCH
$120
NICE
TO HAVES:
ADJUSTABLE DUMBELL
SET
$50 - $1200+
(AGAIN DEPENDING ON QUALITY AND AMOUNT OF PLATES / WEIGHTS YOU WANT OR
NEED)
DIPPING / CHIN /
LEG RAISE STATION
UNDER $100
(actually this is a must. The dip stations that come with most home gyms
are too wobbly to be very safe or comfortable to work with)
LEG PRESS
$300 - $1200 (vertical
leg presses are cheaper and smaller, but hard to find good quality. Angled
leg press / hack slides are great, but expensive. They can also be
as large as a small car.)
VARIOUS BARS (E-Z
CURL, TRICEP BLASTER, ETC.)
$50 - $100 EACH
TOOLS OF THE TRADE
(lifting straps, chalk, weight belt, arm blasters, grippers)
$cheap (under $30)
THIS EQUIPMENT SHOULD
PROVIDE AN EXCELLENT WORKOUT FOR ANY BODY. THE ESSENTIALS WILL GET YOU
THROUGH, AND YOU CAN SAVE FOR THE REST. WHEN I QUIT MY GYM, I WAS PAYING
$80 A MONTH DUES FOR ME AND MY WIFE. MY HOME GYM PAID FOR ITSELF IN LESS
THAN A YEAR. ABOUT EVERY 2-3 MONTHS I INVEST IN A NEW PIECE OF EQUIPMENT
OR MORE WEIGHTS, JUST TO KEEP THINGS INTERESTING. TRY TO BE CAREFUL NOT
TO OUTGROW YOUR GARAGE. YOU COULD ALSO EASILY SAVE THE PRICE ON MUCH OF THIS EQUIPMENT BY BUILDING
YOUR OWN. BUILD YOUR OWN GYM EQUIPMENT PLANS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH TRULYHUGE.COM